German agricultural chemist Adolf Eduard Mayer made a startling discovery in 1886. He was studying mosaic disease on tobacco ...

(Cited in 40 publications through April 1996) Comments by Bernard Vernooij, Ciba-Geigy Corp., Research Triangle Park, N.C. Plants have evolved a host of defense mechanisms for fighting infection by ...

EXPERTS in Tanzania's banana industry have convened for a five-day meeting in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, to draft a strategy ...

A huge crop of tomatoes from a Katunga producer is under threat following the discovery of a rare disease in plant material.